Senate Passes Immigration Overhaul — WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday approved the most significant overhaul of the nation's immigration laws in a generation with broad bipartisan support, sending the bill to the Republican-controlled House, where there is significant opposition …

State Sen. Davis Responds To Rick Perry's ‘Small Words’ — Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis (D) responded to Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday, chiding him for using “small words” that tarnished Lone Star state values. — Perry invoked Davis' experience as a teenage mother at the National Right …

The case for polygamy — Discussing the Supreme Court's decision on gay marriage recently, Sen. Rand Paul joked about bestiality. This was unwise. If Paul wanted to make the slippery slope argument, the case for polygamy is much more compelling — and realistic. — This is not some straw man argument.

Conservative Constitutional Hypocrisy — Justices who say they stick to the text of the Constitution did nothing of the sort — Most reaction to this week's Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act will center on whether the court was right that the law (or at least its Section 5) is outdated.

Rep. Campbell to retire in 2014 — Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.) will not run for reelection in 2014, he announced on Wednesday. — In a statement, Campbell said he's retiring from public service entirely, after spending 14 years in politics. — “At the end of this term …

Obama salutes ‘a favorite son of Senegal’ — (CNN) - President Barack Obama gave a special shout out to a former Louisville Cardinals center who may be tapped by Obama's hometown Chicago Bulls in the NBA draft Thursday night. — Speaking overseas at a state dinner in Senegal, Africa …